Fire-prevention apparatus



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ATTORNEYS WITNESSES Patented @ct. 4,1927.

' UttE't.EE stares JAMES P'. ONEILL, OF QUEENS VILLAGE, 'NEvV YORK.

FIRE-PREVEN T101? APPARATUS.

Application filed September 30, 1926. Seri l No. 138,698.

. This invention relates to an apparatus adapted to be combined with the ridge or other part of abuilding, house, dwelling, or similar structures, for checking and extinguishing fire which has broken out, and preventing such structures from taking fire.

The principal object of the present-invention is to provide an apparatus of the indicated character, for supplying a fire repellent liquid, or water to the exterior surfaces of a building to check and extinguish fire which has broken out,and to be operative as an emergency apparatus to prevent the building fronr taking fire when exposed thereto.-

Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus of the indicated character, suitable for use in conjunction with a water pressure supply pipe entering a building to be protected, so as to obtain an effectual and thorough distribution of the water over exterior surfaces of the building.

WVith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention resides in, the particular provision, construction, andrelative'disposition of the parts, hereinafter fully. described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a portion of an eave roof of a frame dwelling and illustrating features of the apparatus of the present invention applied to the ridge of the roof.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional View through the ridge of the roof and illustrating the relative disposition of the distributing tubeand battle,v and mode of attachment.

Figure 3 is a sectional view of end portions of the distributing tube and'showing a portion of a water supply pipe leading to one of the end portions.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional View through portions of tube sections, and showing the manner in which they are connected so as to communicate with each other.

In accordance with the present invention a building, house, dwelling or other similar structures, which are constructed principally of wood and other materials which easily take fire, has secured on a part thereof the apparatus of the present invention which is to serve in an emergency to check and prevent the ravages of fire, and to extinguish fire. In the illustrated embodiment of the invention, there is shown a portion of a roof 10 of thesloping Or eave type, and which includes a ridge 11. On this ridge 11 is arranged the essential part of the apparatus of the present invention. The said apparatus includes a means 12in the form of a dis.- t'ributing tube which is adapted to receive any suitable fire repellent liquid which will be under. pressure, so as to spreador distibute the liquid effectively to cover the entire roof surfaces and structure beneath, the same. The tube 12,'in the present instance, is cross-sectionally triangular. The tube is "made up, of sections, all except the two extreme end sections of which will be similar 1n construction; one end sectlon 13 having an inlet 14 with which is connected asupply. 15 which feeds water under pressure of the tube 12-. The other end section 16 :is closed by an end wall17. Intermediate sections 18 which are similar in construction. will each embody coupling nipples 19 and 20 to connect the sections together and to establish communication between each other. The tube A sections being triangular in cross-section will each have a base 21 and converging sides 22. Each of the sides 22 has a row of holes 23 therein, and these holes are near the juncture between the sides 22. v

Attaching means in the form eoflbracket supports 24 are provided. Each bracket support 24 is attached to theridge 11 and accommodates a'portion of one of the tube sections. 'Any'other preferred means may be I provided for attaching thelsections of the tube12. i

Associated with the tube- 12 is a baffle25.

The baffle 25 is V-shaped in cross-section, and

in the present. instance is made up of sec.-

tions. The baffle 25 is arranged in spaced relationship with respect to the tube sides 22, and is maintained in the spaced relationship by virtue of extensions 26 on each of the bracket supports 24 to which the baflie is attached, and spacers 27 arranged at intervals along the marginal edges of thebafiie between the edges and the roof. The

spacers are held in place by suitable fastening elements 28. 7

From the foregoing it will be understood that, whenever the occasion arises to use the apparatus, water under pressure may be permitted to flow through the pipe 15 into the tube 12 to find its way't-o the exterior surfaces of they building to keep the same Wet,

either for checking the progress of fire or for preventing the building from taking fire from adjacent buildings for instance. It is important to note that the water is'not allowed to pass from the supply pipe 15 directly to the roof, but the Water substantially fills the tube 12 from one end to the other before it passes through the holes 23. The Water passes through the holes 23 throughout the length of the tube 12, and the water being under pressure will squirt in jets against the diverging portions of the baffle 25 to be precipitated thereby evenly against the roof surfaces, and thence downwardly over the sides of the building.

It is-evident from the foregoing that one of the essential features of the invention is to'obtain an effectual and thorough spreading distribution of the water, and this is accomplished through and by virtue of the arrangement of the holes 23 in the triangular shaped tube 12. The tube 12 has been described as beingsectional, but it is to be understood that the tube may be made of one length of integral construction, and this is also true of the baflle 25. In exceptionally long buildings the tube and baffle may be made in sections, whereas, in buildings Which are comparatively short in length the parts mentioned may each be of one piece.

I claim: p

p 1. The combination with 'the'ridge of a roof ofa building, of an apparatus for controlling water' under pressure to cause the water to flow over the entire surfaces of th eaves of the roof, said apparatus including a tube which extends the entire length of the ridge and to which the water is fed under a determined pressure, and means disposed relatively to the tube which functions after y the tube has substantially filled with the Water for distributing and precipitating the water on said eaves. Y

2. The combination with the ridge of a roof of a building, of means extending the length of the ridge for receiving a fire repellent liquid, means connected with the first mentioned means for feeding the liquid thereto under pressure, a baffle over and spaced from said first mentioned means, said first mentioned means constructed to cause the liquid to flow outwardly against said bafile after it has been substantially filled, said baflie being positioned to precipitate the liquid against the surfaces of the roof.

3. The combination with the ridge of a roof of a building, of sectional means extending the length of the ridge for receiving a fire repellent liquid, means connected with the first mentioned means for feeding the liquid thereto under pressure, a sectional 4 battle over and spaced from said first mentioned means, said first mentioned means constructed to causethe liqiud to flow out wardly against said baffle after it has been substantially filled, said baffle being position-ed to precipitate the liquid against the surfacesof the roof.

4:. The combination with the-ridge of a roof of a building, of a tube extending the length of the ridge and adapted to receive a fire repellent liquid, means connected'with the tube for feeding the liquid thereto under pressure, a balile over and spaced from said tube, said tube having oppositely directed holes in the upper portions thereof through '7 which the'liquid passes outwardly against the baffle after the tube hasnearly filled, portions of the baffle being positioned to precipitate the liquid against the surfaces of the roof. 7

5. The combination with the ridge of a roof of a building, of a water distributing tube extending the length of the ridge, said tube being cross-sectionally triangular to provide a base and convergingsides, said converging sides each having a series of holes therein near the juncture of the sides, a baffle cross-sectionally V-shaped posit oned with respect to said sides to cause the pre- JAMES 1 ONEILL. 

